Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1887-05-12

tsgcourss beyond the Russian fraasisl
muss ray the taxes OF the Russian meF.
chants guild aud obtain licensa from
tbs Russian Minister Of Trade. The
eemi cfncial press Ia eommenkine on
this and the new Russian duties on
unetAs, display Rreat indieuation. Tue
Cologxs 8srsfts SAYS. "this aaurss eoa.
stttules erushieg blow 20 German in
d1strs and 10 also . blow in the face 90
the previo1s Russian policy, and the
| policy Of its present Official leaders. IL
Shows thsk katkod and not the DeRiers
party command the real power. Saeh
measures San only have the object af
affecting the political attitude Of the
country. against which they are d.
recied."
An American seIxea In Rramce.
San FRASClscO. Nav li.-Tas Bale
fla's MuFphys tCsls..l special eavs:
News Aas Just reached here that J. r
FreieeieF, aa American citixsu. who left
here last OstobeF 50 visit France. vas
seizsd on bis arrival there, imprisoned,
denied counsel and forced to serve in
the French army. He is nov in the
Seventh regiment OF the line garrison Of
CAllots.
Capsaln Murdered By q sallor.
Nav YoRK, Nay il.-Tt is reported
shat Captain Williams, master Of the
American ship Occidental. bound from
Penarith for Acapulco. Vas murdsred
by o sailor on March 20sh. The ship
has bsen in oommAud Of the mate and
the crew IL matinous.
wOol Growers and sheep ghearers.
&a II n
srs and International Sheep SheareFs'
Association held their second annual
convention Rt the Cotton Exchange 10.
day. Geo. V. Oouners. Vice President
OF the Cotton Exchange, welcomed the
guests, and was responded to by Hon.
W. 8. ShellenbeFRer. The speeches bad
= strong tariff flavor. The following
officers were elecssd: President, Gen.
James 3. RobinsoH, Of Ohie; Vice
President. ID. Z. BeAttev, OF Texas; Ex-
ecltive Committee. s. B. L1sk Of New
Vera, w. 8. ShsllenbeFRer, OF Pennsyi-
vapia, ii. II. Wildeman, Of Illinois, J.
\. Thompson, OF Iudiana, w. g. Wal.
bridge, OF Kansas. p. Jansen. of Ne
kFaska. w. r. Wilder, of Colorado,
HoH. Barclay Henly, Of California.
Judge VIM. Lawrence. OF Bsllefontaine,
terest of the wool 0rowers.
CoaI shippers Organizing.
NKw YoBx. May 1l.-IndividuAl op-
orators and shippers Of anthracite coal
have organized to resist ths enforcing
of the advanced tariffs by the coal car
rsinR railroads, with the purpose
of making mp q case and taking IL up
to the Inter State Commerce ComTais.
sion. with the demand that rates on
their coal be reduced to a comparative
level with the rates on other articles.
Burllngt0a Extension 60 san Fran.
cisco.
San FRAScIsco, May lit ia our
rently reported that the Burlington
Company intend TO reach Saa Fran
cisco With an extension Of their system
Just as soon as possible. The proposed
route begins Rt DenvsF, thence along
tbs Grand river past GlenWood SPRINGS
aud Grand Jnnction, in Colorado,
thence through Utah and Nevada by the
most direct route westward to San
Francisco. II 10 stated that the Bar
linRton route has entered into an agree
ment With the Unioa Pacific Company
wherebY but one track IL 10 be built.
Whichever road builds this track wiIl
use u Tor a tlne, SDd as soon as the
will se given, provided ose- m h2Tl' EhlR
psnss OF the maintenance is paid by
each. This new agreement has healed
ell the differences which formerly ex-
isted between the two reads. 10 has not
been decided as yet when the work will
be commenced.
suicide of CoIonist.
PHGSfX, "a. T. }, May l1.-Orman w.
S.ubhs, OF Portland, who arrived keFe
Yesterday from the Topol0bampo Col.
Ony, committed suicide today by shoot
ing himself With q 33-eaiiber pistol
Asout seven moRths sg0 be lefs his
home at Portland for Topolobampo.
On arrival there be found nOthing 10 do
and spent nearly all bis money for
living expenses. II Is supposed that bis
Ill luck and Fepsatsd failures caused the
oOmmittal Of the deed.
Gladstone at q Luncheon.
LONDON, May IL. - Gladstons was
present at q luncheon given today TO
forty nen-ssnsormist ministers st the
residence of DIR. Parker, OF City Tern
pie. He made an address OF an hours
length. The subiscg af tbs whole dis
course was " Ireland" He said there
never bad been any reason for charging
the Psrnellites With eomplioity in the
Irish crimes. Six years ago whils Prime
Minister be deRounoed the Parnsllites
AZ dangerous, that vas totally different
from charging them With crime.
Ashore aad RaddeFisas.
SAx FRAKcIsco. May ia dispatch
20 the MeFchanta' Exchange states that
the schooner Wing and Wing. loaded
with lumber for this city. ia ashore At
Crescent City foil Of water and FuddeF-
less. she is 1875 tons buFden and owned
by simpson Brothers OF this city.
Fatal Accident.
PrTTsBuRo. MAY 1I.-An accident At
the Edgar Thompson Steel works last
sight resulted in fatally burninR I've
men, three Of whom have already died.
MANY others were seriously burned bat
will recover.
TRIAL Of Jacob sharp Postponed.
NEw YoHK, May 1.-THE trial Of ia
cob sharp, when came up today, has
been postponed until Friday.
Rspsrt Of Marine Disaster.
6AH FRAxcIso1. My 1.-THE steamer
City OF hio oe JansiFo, Enton arrived
today from China and japan, brings
the news Of q terrible marine disaster
10 tie Straits Settlements. The Steamer
Bsrtsn, plying between Singapore, Pc
uAng and Mslacea, vas run into about
midnight on March 29sh BY tbs steamer
Fair Penang shortly after leaving Ma-
laeoa and sunk within half an hour. or
the 800 persons aboard 0nly 50 aFs thus
far kaoWn 20 have been saved. MSsi Of
those lost are natives. A ter the coli.
sisa the Pair PeBAng continued 90 bef
wav. The value Of the vesssl aRd cargo
il $4,000.
Vet omeIaliy TnfsFmea.
= wAaHrs0rox. Msy IL. - The Depart
nsut OF state has sot been of sally in
formed OF the intention Of the
MexIcan auihorities TO exssate
tbres Mexican army of1 sers for Illegally
crossing ths beFdsF 81 N9Rales, and the
oahlisstion TO that edest has oauasd
considerable sugpFise, as the psDsity is
regard d as entirely dispFoportion ts %
the oHsnse. still, IN tbs absence Of ofh
siAi information, tue Dspaftmspt can
taxa M action for intervention IN favor